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Section 1: Why do metals tarnish? ; Children: ... describe how metals change due to exposure to the air, eg iron rusts, silver becomes dull, copper darkens ... 1. Why do metals tarnish?
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im in my sceince lesson now and its a layer of corrosion that causes the metal to rust or errode
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name Lisa B. status educator age 40s Question - Why does metals tarnish? ------------------- Lisa, There are "precious" few metals that are resistant to tarnish. Such discoloration occurs when the metal is able to react with or be attacked by something that can make a chemical compound with the underlying metal.
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contrast the permanent uncorroded state of gold, eg an old gold necklace, with the rapid corrosion of other metals, eg a new iron hinge.
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Re: What elements/compounds tarnish raw metals such as Cu, Mg, Ag, and Al. Date: Mon Mar 9 22:47:03 1998; Posted By: John Christie, Faculty, School of Chemistry, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia;
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Re: Effect of salt and vinegar to tarnish on pennies Area: Chemistry ; Posted By: Myron Cagan, Staff Engineer, New Product/process development-microelectronics, Read-Rite Corp.; Date: Wed Oct 22 10:51:31 1997;
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